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The University of Texas at Austin

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

Eugene Gholz

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

Contact Info:
Phone: 512-471-5882
Email: egholz@alum.mit.edu
Office: SRH 3.359

Office Hours:
Fall 2009: Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Eugene Gholz, who has a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joined the LBJ School faculty in 2005 as an Assistant Professor. Before that, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. Gholz is a Research Associate at MIT's Security Studies Program, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Board of Advisors at the Independent Institute's Center on Peace and Liberty.

An expert on the aerospace and defense industries, Gholz has authored and coauthored numerous articles, book chapters, and op-ed columns on innovation, business-government relations, defense management, and U.S. foreign military policy. He is the coauthor of a book, Buying Transformation: Military Innovation and the Defense Industry.

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000

Current Positions

Research Associate, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; term member, Council on Foreign Relations; member, Board of Advisors, Independent Institute's Center on Peace and Liberty; Director, Global Policy Studies program

Previous Positions

Assistant Professor, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky

Co-author, Buying Transformation: Military Innovation and the Defense Industry (Columbia University Press, 2006); author, American Defense Politics: The Origins of National Security PolicyRoutledge (2008).

Economics
International Affairs
National Security
Trade

News

LBJ Students Offered 'Maymester' Course on Governance Challenges in Southern AfricaOct. 14, 2009
Restraining Order: For Strategic ModestyOct. 8, 2009
LBJ School Faculty Members Lead Summer Policy Programs at Universities AbroadAug. 14, 2009
Idea of the Day- a 21st Century Nixon DoctrineJul. 28, 2009
The Nixon Doctrine in the 21st CenturyJul. 22, 2009
Between Covers: An Annual Celebration of LBJ Faculty AuthorsOct. 23, 2008
All the Oil We NeedAug. 21, 2008
Strauss Center Fellow: Iranian capability to disrupt oil flows exaggeratedAug. 20, 2008
Panel Discussion: Freedom From OilOct. 22, 2007
Seminar on Noth Korean nuclear issues features top officials, leading policy expertsFeb. 7, 2006

Analysis and Commentary

The Strait Dope: Why Iran can't cut off your oilAug. 24, 2009
Identifying Disruptive Innovation: Innovation Theory and the Defense IndustryJul. 9, 2009
Energy Alarmism: The Myths That Make Americans Worry about OilApr. 5, 2007
Time to Offshore Our TroopsDec. 12, 2006

Courses

SemesterCourse
Spring 2010P A 383G - Policy Making in a Global Age
Spring 2010P A 188G - Topics in Global Policy Studies: Climate Change Law
Spring 2010P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy: Governance Challenges in South Africa
Fall 2009P A 190G - Writing and Communication for Global Policy: Writing I
Spring 2009P A 190G - Writing and Communication for Global Policy: Writing I
Spring 2009P A 195G - Crisis Management
Spring 2009P A 383G - Policy Making in a Global Age
Fall 2008P A 190G - Writing and Communication for Global Policy: Writing I
Fall 2008P A 393H - International Economics
Fall 2008P A 188G - Topics in Global Policy Studies: Property Rights in Globalization & Development
Spring 2008P A 682B - Policy Research Project: The Strait of Hormuz: Political-Military Analysis of Threats to Oil Flows
Fall 2007P A 393L - Advanced Policy Economics: Globalization
Fall 2007P A 682A - Policy Research Project: The Strait of Hormuz: Political-Military Analysis of Threats to Oil Flows
Spring 2007P A 393L - Advanced Policy Economics: Globalization
Spring 2007P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy: U.S. Military Power
Fall 2006P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy: Foreign Economic Policy
Fall 2006P A 383C - Politics and Process: Defense Policy and Politics
Spring 2006P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy: Economic Statecraft
Spring 2006P A 393L - Advanced Policy Economics: Policy Issues in Globalization
Fall 2005P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy: US Military Power